002141-0012 Nuba Jackson IB Biology Microbiology IA How effective is Lysol in the reduction of bacterial growth compared to Pinesol in reduction of E. Coli growth in agar at room temperature? Background Information: Pinesol and Lysol are both common household disinfectants that make very big commercial claims; both claim to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria. Lysol contains
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The Rise of the Superbugs A Superbug is a bacterium that can live in the human body and has the ability to withstand all forms of antibiotic medication. Superbugs are becoming increasingly significant in modern medicine as they are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotics were discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming (Walsh and McManus‚ 2000). This resulted in a huge movement forward in medical history and even greatened human life expectancy. Since then antibiotics have been
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Extended and Expanded Role of Otorhinolaryngology Nursing 1.0 Introduction: Kate B and Francine M C (2008) stated that advanced practise roles in nursing originated from US in late 1960s as a response to the doctors shortage. Subsequently to that‚ more recent roles have stretched rapidly in the UK and other Western countries‚ either in the form of substitution (nurses replace some areas of practice) or complementing activity to enhance the work in others. According to Wright S.G (1995) the
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Izzul Zaini© Essay ESSAY: ASSESS THE ADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN AN EXTENDED FAMILY Extended family is like having‚ “2 in 1 home package”. Like they said‚ “The more the merrier”. According to Ogawa and Retherford 1993‚ the frequency of extended family households has begun to decline in some Asian societies‚ but interestingly has been shown to have increased for the first time in decades in the United States from 10 percent to 12 percent between 1980 and 1990‚ by Glick 1997. Extended family doesn’t
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task with a conviction‚ they feel everything has a deep impact on their lives. Annie Dillard extrapolates on this in “The Chase” by utilizing extended metaphor and word choice to portray how one should always fully immerse themselves in their endeavors. Annie Dillard states her purpose by sharing a story of her own experience as a child. This extended metaphor depicts a time in her live when she met someone that fully invested themselves in a task. She states‚ “He chased us silently‚ block after
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Biomolecules Essay Before this year‚ I could never remember what DNA stood for‚ but now‚ not only do I know that it stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid‚ I also know that there is another kind of nucleic acid called Ribonucleic Acid. RNA is an imitation for DNA‚ and like all imitations it is not a perfect replica so therefore it has small differences‚ and these small differences house the properties and opportunities for mutations and therefore it causes evolution‚ which allows us to adapt to our
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°C would be an average winter day temperature and 18 °C an average summer day temperature with average annual temperatures at 3°C. In some parts of the Taiga such as the Alaska-Yukon area the annual temperatures could be as low as -10°C due to the extended winters. Precipitation is generally low in the Taiga and the majority is summer rain‚ in all: there is 400mm to 600mm of precipitation per year to the west and eastward it gradually falls to 200mm a year. Mediterranean The Mediterranean
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Biology‚ 7e (Campbell) Chapter 17: From Gene to Protein Chapter Questions 1) Garrod hypothesized that "inborn errors of metabolism" such as alkaptonuria occur because A) genes dictate the production of specific enzymes‚ and affected individuals have genetic defects that cause them to lack certain enzymes. B) enzymes are made of DNA‚ and affected individuals lack DNA polymerase. C) many metabolic enzymes use DNA as a cofactor‚ and affected individuals have mutations that prevent their enzymes
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only grow physically‚ it also grows by learning. The biology of learning is very interesting and taught me what learning really is like what is does‚ when it is done‚ and how it can be done better. The brain can learn to multi-task‚ to learn better by sleeping‚ and to understand information by what type of learner we are. This essay will tell you how the brain works and some other things you need to know about learning. In the essay “The Biology of Learning”‚ Stephen Londe tells us information to
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This is a practice test for biology 101 test 2. You should also review all lectures and practice writing questions for each lecture set. You will also want to take advantage of the test banks under the “Lessons” tab in Angel. In addition to these sample questions and the test banks‚ you are advised to study the diagrams from all chapters and be able to label main structures. 1) The function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum(RER) is: a) Digestion b) Support c) DNA isolation d)
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